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Was this the same Dirty Dan who sold skydiving gear out of Florida? If so, I didn't know he passed. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

"somewhat accurate" is right. Note the winglets. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

In 1953 the FBI coordinated a collection of 10s and 20s for a 600K ransom demand. It took 80 people working overtime to count and bundle the bills and 12 federal reserve banks to supply the currency. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1907&dat=19531009&id=nGsrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rdkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=828,1588250 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Tom wrote It's always seemed odd to me that a bank would tie up 250K in currency just to have it ready for "such emergencies". At whose insistence? Was the bank compensated for this? Did other banks do this? Did McCoys money come from a similar bank stash? It sure wasnt in the shareholders best interest to have 250K not earning interest. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Jo wrote You always hold things back Jo, its incurable in your case. It's not "wrong", in a moral sense, but it is extremely counterproductive if you want the case solved. Selective disclosure is always suspect. It smacks of cherry picking evidence. You are ALWAYS holding something back. It really hurts your credibility Jo. End of useless sermon. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Jo, Didnt you withhold items such as Duanes watch? How can you complain about the FBI not having Duane's DNA when you held stuff back that might have had samples? 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Smokin99 wrote Wouldn't have worked. The swindle charges aren't lesser included offenses under the air piracy charge. You could be tried and convicted for both without violating double jeopardy. I found it very surprising that a seasoned journalist could be swindled so easily. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Jo wrote What if they still have the cig butts? That DNA would be Cooper's. I think the FBI knows more than they are telling us about the DNA sources and sample quality. It would explain why they investigate no further when a suspect is ruled out by DNA. If a savvy suspect believed that all the FBI had was a partial sample and had lost the butts, then he would give a requested sample without much worry. Wouldn't matter if his DNA didnt rule him out. Loss of defintive samples from the cig butts would preclude a succesful prosecution unless the suspect was caught with a stash of hot numbered twenties. The FBI makes mistakes but they have some very sharp agents. It is usually a mistake to underestimate their intelligence and resourcefulness. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

R99 wrote I tried pretty hard to find proof of the claimed tideline debris field of currency shards, but struck out, Also found no support for claims that shards were found buried several feet down. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Has anyone besides me pondered the social cluenessness in DBC's offering Tina some of the ransom money? Although not a perfect analogy it's like a bank robber handing the teller back some of the loot and saying "here, keep this for yourself. " Duhhh. Is there any personality clue here? Just wondering. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Robert 99 wrote If he bounced near Tena Bar wouldn't his remains/rig have been discovered? Are you suggesting he splashed in the river? 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Robert 99 wrote What can I take to make the required mental adjustments Robert? What did you take to write the above? I am OK with the Sluggo flight path and its many subsequent variants and derivatives that differ insignificantly. It's the Tena Bar money that drives me nuts. I can't figure it out. It's an itch I can't scratch. What's your theory about the money find? 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Just ask Amazon to catch some tuna. They arrive from Japan and feed off the NW coast this time of year. The tuna will have enough Fukushima reactor cesium to serve as isotope tracers. Grind it up and release it. Simple, cheap, no pesky NRC permits or environmental impact statements. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Blevins wrote Show me an honest cable company anywhere. I dare you. My real sustainable speed is about 60% of what they claim I am getting. It briefly flashes up to the advertised speed for about one second, which I am sure their lawyers advised them to do. I need Snowmman to hack their server and up my speed. Saw a photo of the Dash 80, Boeings prototype for the 707 jetliner. The test pilots are wearing chutes. One is clearly visible and has the unique chest strap configuration that identifies it as an NB 6 or NB 8. Boeing knew what rig was needed for a jet jump. Cooper did too. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Thats the simplest explanation, but how did the bundles get to Tena Bar? I cant reconcile that location with what I believe was the 727's flight path. That money find drives me crazy. I just can't see it getting from the plane to that beach with no human intervention. TK did a pretty careful review of the flight plan data and so did Sluggo. The placard find seems to correlate with their conclusions about the fight path, but it's just one point and the placard has never been conclusively tied to that particular airplane... although its highly likely that it came from she NORJACK plane. Everything was just fine until Brian messed things up with that money find. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

I'd like to, but he thinks my Norjack obsession is kooky... and doesnt wish to be perceived as one of the kooks by asking colleagues about case details. Perhaps Gray knows. He had unprecedented access to files. Ckret's assertion that airline employees wouldnt commit these kinds of crimes was odd. He knows better. source NYC Aviation website http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/former-airline-pilot-iainlawrence-jailed-for-life-for-killing-his-wife-by-deliberately-crashing-car-after-disabling-airbag-8674852.html http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/17/us/some-crashes-classified-as-deliberate.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFuUuOjUjf4 http://abcnews.go.com/US/united-airlines-employee-girlfriend-allegedly-stole-stranded-luggage/story?id=19820516 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Speaking of the WW theory, remember when Jerry Thomas recounted launching test packets in the Washougal? I think he said the results supported the washdown theory. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Georger wrote He doesnt know Georger. He knows few details about the NORJACK case as he was assigned to something else pretty important at the time. He did know some of the major players though and said that the agency and agents were trying very hard to solve the case. He also said Himmelsbach was a smart guy and I agree after having spoke to H in person. His knowledge of aviation is deep and seasoned having been a military and civilian pilot. Write a book about Cooper? No way. It is a money pit as I am sure Blevins and Gray will attest to. If I am going to give away money it will be to my favorite charities. I bought Max Gunther's book about DBC and found it amusing. Tons of errors but a good read. I found his musing about Cooper's motivations to be interesting. In a nutshell he says Cooper did the crime to prove his courage and masculinity. That could apply to any male jumper I guess. Those damned wingsuiters have made ordinary skydiving passe'. Nobody is impressed these days with freefalling from an airplane and landing on a DZ. Unless you skim granite and half your buddies have been shredded in wingsuits you are a wimp. I'm just not brave enough to do become a BASE wingsuiter. I'll just have to reminisce about the glory days when plain old skydiving impressed whuffo women. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Finally BK and I agree on something: "this case could never be tried..." They'd have to catch Cooper with some hot twenties. Anything less and a good defense lawyer could beat it. If the FBI really did lose the butts that was a fatal error to a successful prosecution. I don't buy FBI coverup theories. My friend was an FBI agent at that time. He wasn't assigned to the case but he knew agents who were. They were highly motivated and making great efforts to solve it. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

99 wrote Amen. Besides Blevins wouldn't have standing to be the plaintiff. It would have to be KCs estate. Litigation over he said she said stuff is a colossally expensive waste of time. ANYBODY know what's up with Farflung? I sure hope he is OK. The impressive museum exhibit and press coverage is great. Anything that keeps the story alive during the lifetimes of potential new witnesses is great. Somebody somewhere who is spurred by current news might connect crucial dots and correctly ID DBC. Might be a landlord, co worker, relative etc. If the legend dies these opportunities diminish. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Does anyone recall that wooden sailplane we jumped at WFFC? It was in Rantoul so it was mid 2000s. You couldn't fit in the front seat with a rig if you were tall so I flew open cockpit with my legs hanging out. We were towed by something that looked like an Ag Cat. Might have been a Piper. I think the sailplane was an ancient Schweizer. Man was it old and creaky. I kept hoping it had undergone a recent termite inspection. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Blevins wrote Tell us more about KCs radio operator history. Where did he receive training? Just curious. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Testxyz wrote Maybe Blevins can tell you my Cooper twenty serial number. It's on my authenticity certificate but it isn't handy at the moment. It's the real thing though. Matched the FBI list and isn't counterfeit. At least I hope not. Imagine if all the Tena Bar money was a clever hoax. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

From Seattle P. I.: My Cooper twenty (loaned to the museum) is a star! Wonder if they managed to get more bills? 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Quade, shouldnt you insert the word "derogatory" before "POST" in that ban criteria? If I said Bruce was a good reporter, or Tom Kaye was the person who found the "Tie Tanium", I'd violate it as it's now written. I am not trying to be a nit picker. I'd be delighted to see personal insult posts stop. The ban criteria should be crystal clear. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.